Title Software metrics : a practitioner's guide to improved product development / K.-H. Möller and D.J. Paulish

Edition First edition Published London ; Melbourne : Chapman & Hall Computing, [1993 ;] Piscataway, N.J. : IEEE Press [distributor] ; Los Alamitos, Calif. : IEE Computer Society Press [distributor] ©1993

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Description 257 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Series Chapman & Hall computing Chapman and Hall computing series Chapman and Hall computing series. Chapman and Hall computing. Contents Acknowledgements -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. The software problem -- 1.2. Measurement in software engineering -- 1.3. Approach -- 1.4. Benefits -- 1.5. Book organization -- 1.6. Conclusion -- 2. Origins of software metrics -- 2.1. Primary technology trends -- 2.2. Metrics today -- 2.3. Metrics use in the future -- 3. Software quality and productivity by quantitative methods -- 3.1. Understanding quality -- 3.2. Understanding productivity -- 3.3. Business objectives -- 3.4. Uses of metrics -- 3.5. Conclusion -- 4. Metrics introduction program approach -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Software development process -- 4.3. Goals -- 4.4. Responsibility -- 4.5. Initial research -- 4.6. Metrics definition -- 4.7. Sell -- 4.8. Feedback and process improvement -- 4.9. Implementation approach summary -- 5. Common implementation problems -- 5.1. Lack of acceptance -- 5.2. Personal appraisal -- 5.3. Quick fixes -- unrealistic expectations -- 5.4. Loss of momentum -- 5.5. Tools availability -- 5.6. Management support -- 5.7. Poor goals or follow-up -- 5.8. Lack of team players -- 6. Metrics characteristics -- 6.1. Software quality metrics framework -- 6.2. General characteristics of metrics -- 7. Example metrics -- 7.1. Global metrics -- 7.2. Phase metrics -- 7.3. Relative performance values -- 8. Tools -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. Communication between tools -- 8.3. Measuring size -- 8.4. Measuring product quality -- 8.5. Measuring Process quality -- 8.6. Synthesis of usable solutions -- 9. Best practices and benefits experience -- siemens -- 9.1. Siemens nixdorf systems software -- 9.2. Siemens nixdorf application software -- 9.3. Siemens medical electronics -- 9.4. S700 Patient monitor project assessment -- 9.5. Siemens private communication systems -- 9.6. Siemens automation -- 10. Best practices and benefits experience -- data logic -- 10.1. Data logic projects analysis -- 10.2. Data logic billing system -- 10.3. Data logic networked PC environment products -- 10.4. Data logic manufacturing company application -- 11. Best practices and benefits experience -- ETNOTEAM -- 11.1. Software maintenance product assessment -- 11.2. Quality system introduction -- 12. Veridatas code inspection metrics -- 12.1. Introduction -- 12.2. Problem description -- 12.3. Solution -- 12.4. Implementation -- 12.5. Results and conclusion -- 13. RW-TUV process monitoring system testing -- 13.1. Application overview -- 13.2. Development process -- 13.3. Metrics used -- 13.4. Quality improvement techniques -- 13.5. General results and benefits -- 14. Cril user satisfaction measurement -- 14.1. Environment overview -- 14.2. Measurement steps -- 14.3. Experience gained -- 14.4. Conclusion -- 15. Conclusions -- 15.1. Best practices summary -- 15.2. Benefits -- 15.3. Summary -- Appendix A: References -- Appendix B: Glossary of acronyms -- Index Analysis Software Production Management Notes IEEE Computer Society Press order number 3055 IEEE Press order number PP0341-8 Bibliography Bibliography: pages [236]-247 Subject Computer programming -- Management. Computer programs -- Evaluation. Computer software -- Development -- Management. Computer software -- Development. Computer software -- Evaluation. Software engineering. Software measurement. Author Paulish, D. J. (Daniel J.) LC no. 93117040 ISBN 0412459000 0780304446 (IEEE Press)

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